Monday, 22 June 2009

A-Z Killing Spree - Verses L to N

L is for Lionel an ex-LegionnaireWho Left his Lovely wife Letty to begin an affairWith a Libidinous Lapdancer named Lola, from Leith,Whose top half was Lithe but who was tubby beneath."Oh Lola, you're Luscious, but I hope you won't mind,If I say you need Liposuction on your behind."Well, Lola was Livid and quite LachrymoseSo she picked up a Lamp and Landed some blowsThen she chopped him in bits and stuffed them in a cushionAnd used it to rest her Lovely Large tush on.

M is for Malcolm, who worked at the Met,And fell in love with Miranda, a drum Majorette.They met in a band, where he was playing MaracasAbout each other they were totally crackers.But as Marriage went on things began to go wrong,All they had in common were Mahler and Mah Jong.To bring back the Magic, they Moved to Malawi,But Miranda said "We're just not compatible, are we?"With Malice aforethought quite Machiavellian,She seduced a young chemist, by the name of Trevelyan.She made him procure her some Mercuric Chloride,Which she put in some Mushrooms - stuffed, and deep fried,Malcom's favourite dish, so she loaded his plateAnd with Macabre relish watched poor Malc Masticate.

N is for Norman, from Loch Ness, a NedWith a Nylon clad body, and empty space in his head,Fell out of a window while escaping detection,Not murder, just Darwinian Natural selection.

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This here's Badsville - the home of Scottish crime fiction - news, interviews, reviews, book-related stuff, non book-related stuff, and any other random nonsense that takes my fancy (there, that should stop me getting done under the Trade Descriptions Act). It will focus on Scottish crime fiction authors, crime fiction books set in Scotland, and authors who have a great great-uncle twice removed who may once have played football for Scotland. But it will also cover anything else that tickles my fancy because...well, because I can.

The list of authors includes all those I could find websites for. If I've missed anyone off the list, please let me know. If you want to be interviewed (you mad fool) again, please let me know. And...well, that's about it really.

"It's all hilarious and exhausting; you can't help but love The Old Dogs" Shelf Awareness

"The way she orchestrates her comic set-pieces is nothing short of genius and designed to eke out every last piece of humour." Crimesquad

"...All of the action points toward the trainwreck of heist attempts, but Moore gives us much more, continuing the action (and the fun) long after the heist itself..." International Noir Fiction

"...a heist caper, a modern farce, an adventure, a Carry-On movie on acid. The twists and turns are impossible to predict and it is to her credit that no matter how ridiculous the sets of events might be she manages to make them seem entirely credible, in part because the motives of all those who inhabit the book are so deeply believable." Sea Minor

"Donna Moore is a master at creating colourful characters and putting them into laugh out loud situations. Combine that with strong dialogue and tight pacing, and you've got yourself a brilliant book well worth the read." I Love A Good Mystery

Currently Listening To

Catchy, reverby, retro indie pop. A cheerier and less edgy version of Jesus and Mary Chain mixed in with Wreckless Eric and the enrgy of The Ramones. Nothing that will revolutionise indie music, but just really great fun, dance around the living room tunes that are feelgood and upbeat. Favourite tracks - IF YOU WANNA, BLOW IT UP and WRECKIN' BAR (RA RA RA).

Psychedelic throbbing guitar noise, very 60s, a little like an indie rock version of The Doors. Sludgy, moody, a little bit creepy in places. Favourite tracks - BAD VIBRATIONS and HAUNTING AT 1300 MCKINLEY. Although this album doesn't have my favourite Black Angels track - that's this one - BLOODHOUNDS ON MY TRAIL.

Compilation album of Violent Feemes tracks from 1981-1993 this has been one of my favourite albums for ages. With so many UK bands mixing indie and folk and ending up sounding naff and twee and really annoying, the Violent Femmes do the whole punk/country/folk thing superbly. And I love Gordon Gano's voice. Favourite tracks GONE DADDY GONE, 36-24-36, AMERICAN MUSIC and the utterly brilliant and eerie COUNTRY DEATH SONG (about as noir as it gets).